Question

I have this strange problem when I execute this piece of code:

cdrFiles = dir.list(filter);
System.out.println("cdrFiles length: " + cdrFiles.length);
if (cdrFiles.length >= 1) {
    System.out.println("there is 1 or more files");
}else{
    throw new IOException("1No files in dir: " + directory + " that match the correct pattern");
}

The directory here contains 1 file that matches the filter.

The output is:

cdrFiles length: 0
java.io.IOException: 1No files in dir: cdrs that match the correct pattern

When I comment the exception:

cdrFiles = dir.list(filter);
System.out.println("cdrFiles length: " + cdrFiles.length);
if (cdrFiles.length >= 1) {
    System.out.println("there is 1 or more files");
}else{
    //throw new IOException("1No files in dir: " + directory + " that match the correct pattern");
}

I get this output:

cdrFiles length: 1
there is 1 or more files

Does anyone know how this is possible?

EDIT:

This is the code for the filter:

String[] cdrFiles = collectCdrFiles(directory, new FilenameFilter() {

    public boolean accept(File dir, String name) {
        System.out.println(name + "\t" + name.matches("call_history_[0-9]{8}_[0-9]{8}_[0-9]{3}_answer.*\.csv"));
        return name.matches("call_history_[0-9]{8}_[0-9]{8}_[0-9]{3}_answer.*\.csv"));
    }
});

With the first code the filename isn’t printed.
With the second code it is (even checked if it matched -> yes)

File in directory:

call_history_20111001_20111031_465_answer.csv

collectCdrFiles function look like this:

protected String[] collectCdrFiles(String directory, FilenameFilter filter) throws IOException {
    //open cdr directory
    String[] cdrFiles;
    File dir = new File(directory);
    //get cdr files
    if (dir.exists()) {
        cdrFiles = dir.list(filter);
        System.out.println("cdrFiles length: " + cdrFiles.length);

        if (cdrFiles.length >= 1) {
            System.out.println("there is 1 or more files");
        }else{
            throw new IOException("1No files in dir: " + directory + " that match the correct pattern");
        }
    } else {
        throw new IOException("Directory: " + directory + " doesn't exist.");
    }
    return cdrFiles;
}

same problem with this code:

if (cdrFiles.length >= 1) {
    System.out.println("there is 1 or more files");
}
if(cdrFiles.length == 0){    
    throw new IOException("1No files in dir: " + directory + " that match the correct pattern");
}

SSCCEE:

public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
    String[] cdrFiles;
    File dir = new File("testfolder");
    //get cdr files
    if (dir.exists()) {
        cdrFiles = dir.list(new FilenameFilter() {

        public boolean accept(File dir, String name) {
        System.out.println(name + "\t" + name.matches("call_history_[0-9]{8}_[0-9]{8}_[0-9]{3}_answer.*\\.csv"));
        return name.matches("call_history_[0-9]{8}_[0-9]{8}_[0-9]{3}_answer.*\\.csv");
        }
    });
        System.out.println("cdrFiles length: " + cdrFiles.length);

        if (cdrFiles.length >= 1) {
        System.out.println("there is 1 or more files");
        }
        if(cdrFiles.length == 0){        
        throw new IOException("1No files in dir: " + dir.getName() + " that match the correct pattern");
        }
    } else {
        throw new IOException("Directory: " + dir.getName() + " doesn't exist.");
    }
    }
}

Answer 1

ANSWER

I fixed the problem. Don’t know why, but when i pass the filter as argument it fails. All other ways (in-line or separate class) work with identical code

so to still be able to pass it i did it like this:

cdrFiles = collectCdrFiles(directory, new CdrFilenameFilterUnifiedTelecom().getClass());

and in the function i instanciate the class:

cdrFiles = dir.list((FilenameFilter)filter.newInstance());

ugly as hell but it works ^^

thx for the help guys